A man robbed the Chase bank on Second Avenue near 10th Street this afternoon.

Karim Zidane, an employee at the Rafiqi’s halal cart, had a front-row view of a smoking manhole at Broadway and 17th Street and sent us video.

The pit bull that was shot on 14th Street has been turned over to the city after her owner failed to fetch her. The Local has obtained the first photos of Star since she was shot while charging a police officer on Aug. 13.

Smoke gushing from a manhole at Broadway and 17th Street rattled commuters in Union Square this evening.

Before it’s time to pack up those summer whites, get some culture and some fresh air this weekend.

Paul Krug wanted to open a Seattle-style teriyaki joint in the East Village, but he settled in midtown instead. Two years later, he’s finally giving it a go just below 14th Street.

Police officers climbed a fire escape on East 12th Street today to calm a man who had been causing a disturbance.

They’re everywhere! Days after Mary Kate-Olsen was spotted on East 10th Street, Miley Cyrus caused a stir yesterday by debuting a punky new look on the streets of the “gritty East Village.” Someone (Iggy Pop, maybe?) might want to tell Just Jared and Gossip Girls that the name of the St. Marks Place store where […]

NYU If you thought three days of “Eleanor Rigby” have been a parking hassle, wait till N.Y.U.’s freshman class moves in this Sunday. But wait! If you live in the shaded area above, which includes the East Village from Second Avenue eastward, the school will reimburse you for a 24-hour stay in a parking garage. […]

The Local’s roundup of East Village news from around the web, including a Bowery-focused exhibit at New Museum, a couple of fringe festival reviews, a couple of Japanese foods shops, a look back at Theatre Unique and more.

Gamma Blog Gamma Blog shared this striking photo with The Local’s Flickr group. Head over to Gamma for more about the felling of a giant oak in Tompkins Square Park.

An update on the pit bull that was shot by a police officer on 14th Street. Plus, readers continue to debate.

Find out why 300 fertilized duck eggs will be on hand at the Dekalb Market this weekend. Plus: a cooking competition pitting Veselka Bowery against Hearth.

Will Andrew Carmellini’s hotly anticipated new mezzanine lounge be open then also?

A chat with the owner of Two Boots, which celebrates its 25th anniversary with an outdoor concert hosted by Luis Guzman and featuring performances by the Sierra Leone Refuge All-Stars, circus acts, live painters, poets from the Nuyorican and more.

A roundup of this morning’s news, including complaints about a bakery turned bar, more on the closing of Mama’s, another fringe fest review, and more.

A flyer spotted on Avenue A indicates that a man went missing on the Lower East Side earlier this month.

Plus: a look inside Grace Church School’s new high school division, opening in a couple of weeks.

The developer will pitch his plan to the Landmarks Preservation Commission next month.